Solid-State Altimeter

Technical Information

Catalogue No: C0163
Category: Air Data
Object Type: Indicator/Instrument
Object Name: Solid-State Altimeter
Part No: 79-109-01
Serial No: 001
Manufacturer: GEC Avionics
Division: Powerplant Systems [PSD]
Platform(s):
Year of Manufacture:
Dimensions:
Width (mm):
85 
Height (mm):
85 
Depth (mm):
215 
Weight (g):
1,400 
Location: Archive Object Store
Inscription(s):

GEC Avionics Ltd
S.S. Altimeter
Part 79-109-01
Ser 001
NSN
Code K0656

Notes:

In the late 1980s the Powerplant Systems Division of the company developed a range of aircraft instruments using Liquid Crystal Displays. This unit, marked as an S.S. Altimeter (presumably for Solid State), was produced for the Hawk 100 and is a Mk I Mono LCD Navigation Display.

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